Clock-spring releaser and winder.



V. G. TAYLOR. GLOOK SPRING RBLEASER AND WINDEE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.13, 1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

entrain VICTOR CARL TAYLOR, OF OSSIAN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN H. HOOVER, OF OSSIAN, INDIANA.

CLOCK-SPRING RELEASER AND WINDER.

No. 920,098. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 27, 1909. Application filed April 13, 1908. Serial No. 426,663.

To all whom it may concern: l the post of the clock in the hub or pinion Be it known that l, Vroron CARL TAYLOR, A of the wheel N, tighten the set. screw on a citizen of the United States, residing at the hub A, place the machine over the clock Ossian, in the county of \Ve is and State of with the spring post of the clock through the 55 lndiana, have invented a new and useful bushing in hub A and slot H over the oppode'vice known as a Clock-Spring Releaser site post of the clock, turn the crank, release and finder to be Used by Clock Makers the click on the clock, and unwind.

and Repairers, of which the following is a To use a main spring winder, when the specification. ratchet or click 1s broken, use the same as 60 My invention relates to that kind of clock for a releaser, with reversed pawl for right spring releaser and winder, that has one 10ftlarge and one small cog wheel geared toil m gether with reversible pawl and spring, all 1. A. device of the character described,

working together between two plates, with c mprising su] )porting means, post-engagcrank attached to the shaftof the small illgmeans carried by said supporting means,

wheel; and a hollow hub 01' pin O11 {0 16- llltGl'lllGSllCCl g'till'lllg tllSO Ctll'llOCl by Said ceive a square b hi t fit th t f a supporting means, means for actuating said clock, all working together in such position gearing, a bushing whose bore is angular in that one can release the ratchet on the clock (FOSS Sect-i011? 0119 of 11101111391? of said 70 and have perfect control over the clock g g having 51 tubular fiXi$ a pt d to spring, which is the object of my i v ti receive said bushing, and means for the reattai thi bj t; b th mechanism tention of said bushing in said tubular axis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, 1'11 Position, and means holding in which-- said gearing against reverse movement. 75 Fi arelis a top ion of the entire device; A (term of the character described,

l? 1g. 2 is a sectional view of the machine comprising 11 pp g frame p showing the edge or side cut lengthwise g means Carried y Said frame: inter through. the center of plates, pinions, wheels 1116811601 g g alQO Cllll'ied y Sillfl frame, d pawl t li 2; Fi shows diff t means for actuating said gearing, a bushing sizes of bushi I d i t A whose bore is angular in cross section, one

on Fig. l. of the members of said gearing having a tu- Si il l tt at- 11 i il -t bnlar axis adapted to receive said bushing, throughout the several views. a holding screw threaded in said tubular Plates K constitute the framework of the XiS nd engaging saidbushing, and means 5 35 machine. -Whee1 N, wheel D, pawl L, spring for g said g g g reverse F, and crank E, are the working parts. lVheel N has a large hub (A), or ini A device of the character described, fastened solidly to the wheel N. Hub A has comprising a supporting frame, provided hearings in both plates K. The square hole in with post engaging means, inter-meshed 4O hubA. extends through the hub and is for the {r g flf P Said frame, means purpose of receiving square bushings (a, b, for actuating said gearing, a. bushing whose 0). Wheel D is geared into the wheel N. bore is angular in cross section, one of the Crank shaft E extends through the wheel I), members of said gearing having a tubularand is fastened solidly thereto. Shaft E axis receiving said bushing, means for actu 5 has hearings in both plates K. Pawl L i ating said gearing, means for the retention reversible and has laterally projecting there of said bushing in effective position in said from, about centrally, pivotal trunnion-like tubular axis, and a resiliently held pawl for t d b i i l t K Sl B d C engagement with said gearing member. are for attachment not shown. i. A. device of the character described, 0 50 To use the device or machine for clock comprising a supporting frame, provided spring releaser, place the bushing that fits with postengaging sleeves, intermeshed gearing carried by said supporting frame, means for actuatlng sald gearlng, a bushmg Whose bore is angular in cross section, one -of the members of sand gearlng havlng a siliently-held double acting pzwv'l for engagement wlth ezud gearmgqnember.

VICTOR CARL TAYLOR.

\Virnesses F. P. QUACKEIQBCSH, 111s. A. VVOOD\VAP.D. 

